remember

id	memory/remember
name	Remember
description	Capture a quick note to inbox without canonicalizing it.
status	active
parameters	[{"name":"content","type":"string","required":true},{"name":"tags","type":"string[]","required":false,"default":[]},{"name":"repo","type":"string","required":false},{"name":"project","type":"string","required":false}]
outputs	[{"name":"pageId","type":"string"},{"name":"path","type":"string"}]
uses	["vaultWriter.writeInbox","core.buildInboxNote"]
steps	[{"id":"build-note","kind":"deterministic","tool":"core.buildInboxNote"},{"id":"write","kind":"deterministic","tool":"vaultWriter.writeInbox"}]
lanes	{"covers":["quick-capture","inbox-write"],"excludes":["canonical-write","decision-creation","lesson-promotion"]}
risk	low
governance	none
triggers	["remember that ...","note this","save this for later"]

Remember

Purpose

Capture a low-friction note into inbox. Does not produce canonical memory.

When to Use

The user wants something remembered but has not asked to make it canonical. The note may include a repo or project hint, but the destination is always inbox — promotion is the only path to canonical types.

Inputs

• content — required, free text.
• tags — optional array.
• repo, project — optional hints recorded in the # Hints body section.

Procedure

1. Build an inbox note via core.buildInboxNote.
2. The note's frontmatter type is always note. Type hints become body data.
3. Write via vaultWriter.writeInbox.

Deterministic Steps

• Build note (frontmatter + # Captured + # Hints body).
• Write to inbox/{id}.md.

Latent / Judgment Steps

None.

Output Format

{ pageId: string, path: string } — JSON.

Failure Modes

• content empty → reject with "content cannot be empty".
• Vault not initialized → reject with "Run mnemonic init first".

Examples

remember that Hermes should not own memory directly → inbox note created at inbox/01J9X9....md.

Related Skills

• memory/propose-memory — when you want it to become canonical.
• memory/promote-memory — to canonicalize an open proposal.